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100 Nonfiction Books for Fiction Readers - Page 2

I love to read fiction, but sometimes it is harder for me to find a nonfiction book that I'll like. I asked some friends and relatives to share four of their favorite nonfiction books. (The picture books are from my niece.)
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In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
41
Bill Bryson
INTO THE WILD (Jon Krakauer)
INTO THE WILD
42
Jon Krakauer
The Invention of Nature (Andrea Wulf)
The Invention of Nature
43
Andrea Wulf
Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World (Clara Parkes)
Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World
44
Clara Parkes
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person
45
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squi
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squi
46
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece (Anne-Marie O'Conner)
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece
47
Anne-Marie O'Conner
Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet A to Z (David Sacks)
Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet A to Z
48
David Sacks
Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan (Bruce Feiler)
Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan
49
Bruce Feiler
A Left-Hand Turn Around the World (David Wolman)
A Left-Hand Turn Around the World
50
David Wolman
Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living With the Artists and Outlaws in New York's Rebel Mecca (Ed Hamilton)
Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living With the Artists and Outlaws in New York's Rebel Mecca
51
Ed Hamilton
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
52
Ishmael Beah
Look Me in the Eye
Look Me in the Eye
53
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comi (Nevin Martell)
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comi
54
Nevin Martell
The Lost Child of Philomena Lee (Martin Sixsmith)
The Lost Child of Philomena Lee
55
Martin Sixsmith
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
56
Art Spiegelman
Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
Modern Romance
57
Aziz Ansari
My Life in France (Julia Child)
My Life in France
58
Julia Child
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
59
Elie Wiesel
Nine Hills to Nambonkaha (Sarah Erdman)
Nine Hills to Nambonkaha
60
Sarah Erdman
The Nudist on the Late Shift: And Other True Tales of Silicon Valley (Po Bronson)
The Nudist on the Late Shift: And Other True Tales of Silicon Valley
61
Po Bronson
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Simon Garfield)
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
62
Simon Garfield
The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue Des Martyrs (Elaine Sciolino)
The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue Des Martyrs
63
Elaine Sciolino
Paddle Your Own Canoe (Nick Offerman)
Paddle Your Own Canoe
64
Nick Offerman
Paula (Isabel Allende)
Paula
65
Isabel Allende
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
66
Marjane Satrapi
Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life (Colin Ellard)
Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life
67
Colin Ellard
Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time (Michael Perry)
Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time
68
Michael Perry
The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China (Huan Hsu)
The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China
69
Huan Hsu
Postcards From Tomorrow Square (James Fallows)
Postcards From Tomorrow Square
70
James Fallows
Pour Your Heart Into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time (Howard Schultz)
Pour Your Heart Into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
71
Howard Schultz
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Susan Cain)
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
72
Susan Cain
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
73
Azar Nafisi
The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization (Michael C. Corballis)
The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization
74
Michael C. Corballis
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
75
Rosemary (Larson)
Rosemary
76
Larson
Salt: A World History (Mark Kurlansky)
Salt: A World History
77
Mark Kurlansky
Scribbling the Cat (Alexandra Fuller)
Scribbling the Cat
78
Alexandra Fuller
The Secrets They Kept: The True Story of a Mercy Killing That Shocked a Town and Shamed a Family (Suzanne Handler)
The Secrets They Kept: The True Story of a Mercy Killing That Shocked a Town and Shamed a Family
79
Suzanne Handler
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
80
Rachel Carson
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